Method of making sales books



E. G. -NlxoN METHOD OF 'MAKING SALES BOOKS Aug. 19, 1930.

Filed Jan. 13. 192.8

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Patented Aug. 19, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ERNEST GEORGE NIXON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OF ONTARIO,

CANADA METHOD or MAKING SALES Booxs Application led January 13, 1928, Serial No. 246,498, and in Great Britain January 18, 1927.

This invention relates to improvement in methods of making manifolding check or sales books, more particularly of the type in which the leaves within the book are arranged in sets, all the sheets in the one set being recorded upon at the same time by the use of carbon material where necessary.

More particularly the invention relates to an improved method of making books of the type described in which a plurality of superposed leaves are attached together in sets, the dierent sets being bound together within a stub portion of the book by a projection upon one, preferably the lowermost, of the leaves. A representative book of this class is composed of double length sheets bound together' at one end to form a stub, each sheet being bent back upon itself to form two recordy leaves. The manufacture of such a book by printing upon reverse sides of a web and then cutting it into individual sheets, then folding back each individual sheet upon itself, is unduly expensive, and it is an object of this invention to devise a method in accordance with which such books may be made-inexpensively, efficiently and continuously.

According to the present invention a plurality of webs are superposed upon each other corresponding in number to the number of leaves in each set of the book. These webs are attached together along longitudinal lines suitably arranged with regard to the face of the web to serve as a means of attaching the leaves of a set together when the book has been finally assembled, one of the leaves eX- tending out from under the other to provide a stub portion.

Where a simple type of sheet previously referred to is to be employed it may readily be made by taking a web or sheet having a width equal to twice the length of the undermost or duplicate record leaf of each set and asecond web or sheet having a width equal to twice the length of the upper or original leaf. These webs are centered laterally one above the other leaving both edges of the one web projecting out from under the other v to serve as the stub portions of the sets of leaves. They are attached together along their longitudinal center lines. The comto form the original leaves of the book will be firmly attached along one edge to the webs which are to form the duplicate leaves. Obviously, if a plurality of sheets in the sets were desired this could be accomplished by the employment of a larger number of superposed webs and these can be attached to each other at either top or bottom of the finished sets of leaves, as desired, by attaching all of them or any selected ones of the webstogether at the center or at the sides.

The web ,corresponding to the duplicate leaves of each set may be perforated adjacent to the edge of the web corresponding to the original record leaf whereby there is formed a weakened line which when the books are finally assembled will facilitate the removal of the sets from the book.

In books of the kind described above, the original leaf of a set is always shorter than its duplicate by an amount at least equal toor approximately equal to the depth of the stub or to the depth of that portion of the stub which is bound to form the book or block,

and this feature is used in forming books according to the invention by means of super posed webs as will now be described with reference to the accompanying 4drawing in which:

Fig. 1 shows portions of two super osed webs arranged to make two duplicate ooks or sets of book leaves across the width of the we) according to one form of the invention, an

Fig. 2 shows the webs after the severing operation to form the two sets of book leaves.

Fig. 3 shows a' book of the kind to which the invention refers.

The web 1 is intended to form the duplicates and the web 2 the originals of the two books or sets.

As shown, the web 1, which is the lower web, is of a width equal to twice the length of one of the duplicate leaves, including the stub portion thereof, which Vit is desired to make. The upper web 2, for forming the joriginalsA for two sets of leaves, is .narrower than the web 1 by an amount equal to or approximately equal to twice the depth of the stub it is desired to provide on each set.

The web 2 is preferably arranged symmetrically upon the web 1 so that the latter pro- ]ects an equal amount on both sides of the web 2. The webs are then secured together by an adhesive applied along the shaded median portion 3 and iare then cut along the median line 4. The adhesive is so applied that after the cutting operation two webs A, B are formed (Fig. 2), each comprising a bottom portion or duplicate a and a narrower top portion or original b attaclljied thereto along one free edge of the we Then by cuttin each of these webs A, B transversely into leaves of the required size, two series of sets of leaves, each consisting of an original and a longer duplicate secured together along one edge, are formed and these sets may be made up into books or blocks.

In a preferred method of manufacture, a series of webs A, B are made, say fifty of each for example, and are placed in two I piles of fifty each. The stubs of each pile are then secured or stapled forming a long book. Each long book is then cut transversely into the desired numbers of smaller books, so that two series of smaller books each ucon- :taining fifty sets of leaves are' formed.

Fig. -3 shows a book formed according to the invention, c being the stub, d a carbon sheet attached to the stub, e a duplicate sheet and f an original sheet. Such a book is a1- ready known. f

Referring to Fig. 1, the web 1 may be perforated or scored to form the stubs along the lines 5,' 6 and one or both of the webs may be scored or erforated along lines 8- on each side of t e median line adjacent to or parallel-to the line of the adhesive 3.

Thus in the finished book or block the duplicates can be torn readily from the stub or binding and the originals from the duplicates as desired.

The scored or perforated lines 7 8 are not essential since in some classes of paper if the adhesive is of thecorrect character and particularly if it is applied in a series vof s ots or in a broken line, the original and dup cate may be torn apart along the adhesive line without injury.

Obvious the originals may be of a different quality of paper 'from the duplicates and further 'dierent colours maybe used for the origina s and duplicates.

It will be understood that'the method according to the invention may be carried. out in existin automatic machines wherein the web is printed, numbered, perforated if required. and cut, such alterations as are necessary being made to adapt the machine to operate u on the desired number of superposed webs simultaneously.

Further theinvention is not limited to the use of two superposed webs, but more than two webs may be used, provided that t-he webs are of such relative wldths or are so assem- -bled that a stub portion is provided upon 1. The method of making manifolding n books which comprises superposing a number of webs corresponding to the number of leaves in each of the sets of leaves comprising the book, attaching the webs together along longitudinal lines, one of said Webs having a portion extending laterally beyond the other to form a stub portion and severing the webs transversely to form the sets, and superposing the sets into a book.

2. The method of making manifolding books which comprises superposing a number of webs corresponding to the number of leaves in each of the sets of leaves comprising the book, attaching the webs together along longitudinal lines, one of said webs having a portion extending laterally beyond the other to form a stub portion perforating said extended portion longitudinally of the web and severing the webs transversely to form the sets, and superposing the sets into a book.

' 3. The method of making manifolding books.which comprises superposing a number of webs, each web having a width twice the length of the corresponding leaves comprising the book, attaching the webs together along a longitudinal line, slitting the webs longitudinally to form two-compound webs each capable of being cut into sets, cutting the web along transverse lines to separate the sets and superposing and assembling suchsets into abook.

4. The method of making manifoldin books which comprises superposing a number of webs, each web having a width twice the length of the corresponding leaves comprising the book, attaching the webs together along a longitudinal line, one of said webs ybeing materially narrower than another to leave a stub portion extending from beneath it, slitting the webs longitudinally, to form two compound webs each capable of vbeing cut into sets, cutting the web along transverse lines to separate the sets and superposing and assembling such sets into a book.

5. The method of making manifolding books which comprises superposing a number `of webs, each web.having a width twice lthe length of the corresponding leaves comprising the book` attaching, the webs together along a longitudinal medial line,

slitting the.f webs longitudinally within the line of attachment to form two compound webs each capable of being cutinto sets of leaves, cutting the web along transverse lines to separate the sets of leaves, and superposing and assembling such sets into a book.

6. The method of making manifolding books having sets of leaves which comprises superposing a number of webs corresponding to the number of leaves in each of the sets of leaves comprising the book, the webs having a width twice the length of the respective corresponding leaves in the sets, attaching the webs together longitudinally along a medial line, slitting the webs longitudinally, cutting oi sets of leaves along transverse lines ofthe webs and superposing andassembling such sets into a book.

7. The method of making manifolding f books which comprises superposing a number of webs corresponding to the number of` leaves in each of the sets of leaves comprising the book, the webs having a width approximately twice the length of the respective corresponding leaves, one of the webs being materially narrower than the other and centrally spaced upon the other whereby a stub portion is formed at each side of one of said webs extending outY from beneath the other, attaching the webs together longitudinally along a medial line, Aslittingthe webs within said line of attachment, and cutting l,the webs transversely to separate the sets of sheets.

8. The method of making manifolding books which comprises superposing a number of webs corresponding to the number of leaves in each of the sets of leaves comprising the book, the webs having a width approximately twice the length of the respective corresponding leaves, one oi' the webs being materially narrower than the adjacent web and centrally spaced thereon whereby a stub portion is formed on each of the opposite edges of one of said webs forming proj ections extendin out from beneath the other webs, attaching the webs together longitudinally along a medial line, slitting the webs within said line of attachment, perforating said projections longitudinally of the web, and cutting the webs transversely to separate the sets of leaves.

9. A method of making manifolding books which includes superposing a plurality of webs, one of which has stub projections at opposite edges thereof, attaching the webs together along a longitudinal medial line and severing the webs within the line of attachment to form a plurality of similar compound webs, each with a stud projection.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ERNEST GEORGE NIXON. 

